Why aren't companies doing more about cutting their greenhouse gas emissions produced by supply chain partners? Bart De Muynck, chief industry officer with project 44, explains how they can make a start.
Bryan House, a partner with the law firm of Foley & Lardner LLP, discusses new guidelines issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on disclosing supply chain disruptions to investors.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, businesses around the world took the supply chain status quo for granted. Customers – consumers in particular – followed suit, simply assuming their purchases would arrive in a matter of a few days, on time, in full.
Courtney Davis, director of logistics for CoreTrust, details how domestic transportation leaders overcame challenges presented by the global supply chain crisis.
Disruption in the supply chain brought on by the pandemic showed that transformational leadership is required over the next few years, says Michael Burnette, fellow at the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee.
Logistics has traditionally been viewed as a back-office function, but today it has a direct impact on the customer experience, says Michael Campese, senior vice president of sales and marketing with EFW.
Supply chain decision-makers have plenty of opportunities to make small changes that compound to have a larger impact — both on the environment and their bottom line.